This male Downy Woodpecker was waiting his turn to eat from one of the suet feeders that the Red bellied Woodpecker was on. There are 2 other suet feeders in my yard, but for some reason he really wanted this particular one. It made me realize how patient and determined he was.
He that can have patience, can have what he will.
-Benjamin Franklin
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Shelley, I'm the one who needs to be patient in our home. I put out a suet feeder about a week or so ago--and the Downy's (nor the Red-bellied) have found it yet.. Duh!!!! The Red-bellied go right past it and come to the sunflower seed feeder.. What's up with that?
I love the look of determination on his face!
Patience is definitely a virtue, and hard to have sometimes but your little friend is displaying it perfectly. Nice shot!
Shelley, What a cute picture. I look like that, when Nalley nabs my fast food french fries!!!
What a sweet photo! You do wonder about their preferences.
I love the expressions of downy's. They always have the look of intense concentration on their faces.
Shelley, Your blog is beautiful! I will put you in my list:) Thanks for stopping by to visit mine -Happy Weekend!
What a sweetie!
great photo, you can tell he is ready for his turn...
Craig
There aer never to many freeders
Same thing happens here, except the Downy waits on a tree. Guess everyone understands the pecking order: pileated, red-bellied, hairy, and downy.
Nice photograph of the patient little guy.
Makes me think perhaps there are "qualities' to different suets or suet feeders that we humans just simply aren't equipped to appreciate.
Betsy - I'm surprised at that! maybe they don't like that particular suet?
Jayne - Me too!
Jalynn - wish I had as much patience - lol!
Mildred - thank you - ha,ha to Nalley!!
Vickie - I've been trying to find the time to make the homemade suet - and see how they like that.
Kallen - I agree - they are definitely alert ones!
Diane - thank you so much! Your blog was a treat to visit!
Birdlady - I think so too!
Birdgirl - I think he definitely put himself into a subservient pose - but his eyes were still intense.
Craig - After several minutes - he was finally able to get some! :-)
B&P - I agree!
NC - I agree on your pecking order - funny isn't it?
Deborah -I thought the same thing. And next want to experiment w/ homemade suet & see if they like it better! :-)
Shelly your photraphy is stunning!
Wonderful! hugs
You got him in a beautiful composition and pose. Well done
Smart fellow, both the Downy and Ben!!
What a beautiful bird in deed
A very nice picture of a very patient bird (and beautiful too!!)
what a beautiful lil fellow. i see downy woodpeckers around here, but they never stay still long enough for me to snap them...or maybe i'm too slow. lol
Another great bird photograph. The human race could learn from that patience.
Hi Shelly! I'm back to tag you with the "Six Random Facts' meme. This was a whole new experience for me so I hope you can have some fun with it too.
http://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2008/12/six-random-things.html
Shelly: What a neat photo on the hook, nicely done.
I just love learning about birds from your blog. I have most of the birds you picture at my feeders as well. We have turkeys but NOT at the feeder! LOL!
Question for you...do you have any idea why my cardinals don't hop up to my feeders? They only eat on the ground. At my mother's feeder, they hop up onto it.
Thanks, Donna
On occasion we get a downy woodpecker at our suet feeder too. But more often we get a pair of pileated woodpeckers. Woodpeckers are definitely a lot of fun to watch scramble and move around trees.
Great picture, Shelley, no matter how many times I see a downy I am always struck by how black their blacks are and how white their whites are...they're feathers are never ruffled and they always look like the picture of perfect...nature is amazing.
You get such exquisite photos of these birds!
Brenda
Donna - I know the cardinals will eat from platform feeders - (they usually don't like the perch type ones0 but i do have a shy one male one right now that prefers the ground. His wife is in my platform feeder all day! Go figure!
I have three suet feeders and everyone prefers one of them to the others...Beautiful little downy..
Ah..lessons to be learned here. Very nice, Shelley. :)
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